407 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Black cloth. Expected library inserts, stamps and inscriptions. French language text. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Last page is detached but still present. Some rub-marking and tanning to pastedowns and endpapers with plate to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Large split to spine joints. Boards are slightly bowed and tanned.